Extraocular muscles
Topic: Anatomy
Created on Tuesday, July 11 2006 by
Last modified on Wednesday, December 31 1969.
A 112 year-old male harrier keeper visits you in a shack near the base of Mt. Everest, complaining of diplopia.
You note that most of the time that he is facing you and talking, he sits with his chin turned toward his right shoulder and his right eye abducted.
Based on this information alone, you suspect that there may be a paresis of which extraocular muscle?
A) Left medial rectus B) Right lateral rectus C) Right superior oblique D) Left lateral rectus E) Right inferior oblique
This question was created on July 11, 2006 by .
This question was last modified on December 31, 1969.
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
A) left medial rectus
This answer is correct.
This presentation is typical of a paresis of the left medial rectus. A patient with a paresis of the left medial rectus muscle will have impaired adduction of the left eye, and is likely to try to minimize his diplopia by looking at the world with his chin turned toward his right shoulder and his right eye abducted. (
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B) right lateral rectus
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This presentation is typical of a paresis of the left medial rectus. A patient with a paresis of the right lateral rectus muscle will have impaired adbuction of the right eye, and is likely to try to minimize his diplopia by looking at the world with his chin turned toward his right shoulder and his left eye adducted. (
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C) right superior oblique
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This presentation is typical of a paresis of the left medial rectus. A patient with a paresis of the right superior oblique muscle will have impaired depression and inward rotation of the right eye, and is likely to try to minimize his diplopia by looking at the world with his chin held down and his head tilted and turned with his left ear held close to his left shoulder. (
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D) left lateral rectus
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This presentation is typical of a paresis of the left medial rectus. A patient with a paresis of the left lateral rectus muscle will have impaired adbuction of the left eye, and is likely to try to minimize his diplopia by looking at the world with his chin turned toward his left shoulder and his right eye adducted. (
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E) right inferior oblique
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This presentation is typical of a paresis of the left medial rectus. Paresis of the right inferior oblique muscle does not present in this way. (
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References:
1. Ross, R.T. (1999). How to Examine the Nervous System, 3rd Edition. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut. Pp. 45-60 | |
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Extraocular muscles
Question ID: 0000003
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Created: 07/11/2006
Modified: 12/31/1969
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